You can lose a draft before you make a pick. The 49ers did it at the trade table, overpaying to chase players the board did not price nearly as high. About as rough as the board gets, and a F to prove it.

They punted on offensive lineman, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. Spend now, pay later; the math only works if this class delivers.

There is no soft landing here: they fought the board and left offensive lineman open, and the grade is the bill.